scholarly journals Informed consent in sterilisation services: Evidence from public and private health care institutions in Chennai

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raja Lakshmi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Private Health Care ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Health Care Institutions

scholarly journals Impact of COVID- 19 on continuity of essential health services in various health care institutions in district Amritsar, Punjab, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 124-127
Author(s):  
Priyanka Devgun ◽  
Shivesh Devgan ◽  
Harjot Singh ◽  
Sukhpal Singh ◽  
Amanbir Singh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
World Health ◽  
Private Health Care ◽  
Human Race ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Care Institutions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

From a point in time where the human race declared itself the master of the universe to this point in time where it is facing an existential threat from the contagion- Covid 19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of the human race to a wipeout. The disruption of physical, mental, social, emotional and financial health and health systems is unprecedented. Study the impact of Covid 19 on continuity of essential health services in various health care institutions in district Amritsar, Punjab.: Online survey was conducted through google forms using questionnaire adapted from the World Health Organization-Pulse Survey on Continuity of Essential Health Services during Covid 19 pandemic. Respondents were personnel working at public and Ayushman Bharat empaneled private health care institutions. Response rate was 60% (55 out of 92 health care institutions personnel responded) A highly significant difference was observed between the public and the private health care sector in provision of antenatal care (Mann Whitney U statistic= 78.00, p=.004) and imaging and radio diagnosing services (Mann Whitney U statistic= 48.00, p=.000) while a significant difference was observed in provision of service of institutional delivery (Mann Whitney U statistic= 112.00, p=.046). All the other essential health services were similarly affected in the public and private health sector institutes. Financial difficulties faced during the lockdown was the single most common reason stated for disruption of essential health services. There was a significant difference in level of satisfaction experienced by health care personnel from public and private sector (Mann Whitney U statistic= 94.00, p=.02). Thematic analysis of the data on improving preparedness to minimize disruption in essential health services yielded the themes pertaining to creating a robust public health care infrastructure including use of e-health technology in the district and recruitment of adequate health care man power according to set norms.

scholarly journals An experimental investigation of mixed systems of public and private health care finance

2012 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 713-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil J. Buckley ◽  
Katherine Cuff ◽  
Jeremiah Hurley ◽  
Logan McLeod ◽  
Stuart Mestelman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Private Health Care ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Health Care Finance ◽  
Mixed Systems

The importance of the partnership between the public and private healthcare institutions to improve interhospital patient transfers

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rimantas Stašys ◽  
Gintautas Virketis ◽  
Daiva Labanauskaitė
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Urgent Care ◽  
Private Health Care ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Patient Transfers ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Interhospital Transfer ◽  
Health Care Institutions

Purpose The purpose of this study/paper is to identify the importance of the partnership between the public and private health-care institutions to improve interhospital patient transfers. Scientific research and statistical data show the increased number of interhospital transportation services; therefore, timely and qualified patient transportation between different health-care institutions must be considered, the activity that directly and significantly impacts the patient’s health status and overall quality of the health-care services. The successful patient transportation from the smaller hospitals to the health-care institutions with advanced intensive care or urgent care units can be enhanced through the partnership between private and public health-care institutions. Design/methodology/approach The methodology included quantitative method, statistical data analysis and theoretical data generalization. Both primary and secondary data were collected and analyzed during the research. Expert quantification was performed using the survey research method. The survey was conducted in Lithuania. The respondents were selected to be the general managers of the health-care and urgent care institutions, the chief doctors of the reanimation and intensive care department also the chief doctors of the emergency department. Findings Because of the centralization and regionalization of health-care services, the number of patients transferred between hospitals by the emergency medical services (EMS) and personal health-care institutions has increased. University hospitals are not sufficiently prepared to accept an increasing flow of patients in accordance with the Ministry of Health orders. Not all regional or district hospitals have the right to provide such assistance, which increases transportation time and costs as well as requires additional human resources. The five EMS categories could be used to improve the patient transfer between different levels of health-care institutions. To increase partnership between private and public health-care organizations, incentives should be provided for the development of private health-care organizations, as well as encouraging actions should be taken to increase the demand for private health-care services by Lithuanian patients. Practical implications Five EMS categories identified in this paper could be used to ensure a smooth mechanism for the patient transfer between different levels of the personal health-care institutions. The proposed categories should also be used in the pre-stationary emergency phase (for reducing the interhospital patient transportation amount). Social implications Properly organized secondary and tertiary interhospital patient transfers influence the availability and quality of the EMS and reduce inequalities in the provided services and social exclusion. Originality/value This paper presents the classification of the interhospital transfer issues, determines the main reasons for the patient interhospital transfer, creates the model for the EMS patient process flows and defines five EMS categories for the assessment of patient conditions. Therefore, the research conducted and the results obtained have both theoretical and social-practical value.

scholarly journals Physician’s sociodemographic profile and distribution across public and private health care: an insight into physicians’ dual practice in Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Alonso Miotto ◽  
Aline Gil Alves Guilloux ◽  
Alex Jones Flores Cassenote ◽  
Giulia Marcelino Mainardi ◽  
Giuliano Russo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Private Health Care ◽  
Dual Practice ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Sociodemographic Profile ◽  
Insight Into

THE DIFFUSION OF NEW MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR OF THE U.K. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

1999 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 619-628
Author(s):  
Yvonne G. Doyle ◽  
R. H. M. McNeilly
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Medical Technology ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Private Health Care ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Care System

Eleven percent of the U.K. population holds private health care insurance, and £2.2 billion are spent annually in the acute sector of private health care. Although isolated from policy discussions about new medical technology in the National Health Service, the private sector encounters these interventions regularly. During 18 months in one company, a new medical technology was encountered on average every week; 59 leading edge technologies were submitted for authorization (18 on multiple occasions). There are certain constraints on purchasers of health care in the private sector in dealing with new technology; these include fragmentation of the sector, differing rationalities within companies about limitations on eligibility of new procedures while competing for business, the role and expertise of the medical adviser, and demands of articulate customers. A proactive approach by the private sector to these challenges is hampered by its independence. Poor communication between the public and private sectors, and the lack of a more inclusive approach to policy centrally, undermine the rational diffusion and use of new medical technology in the U.K. health care system.

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